Seat structure for latrines.



0. A. EBINGER] SEAT STRUCTURE FOR LATRINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-11.1912.

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DAVID A. EBINGER, O F COLUMBUS, OHIO.

SEAT STRUCTURE FOR LATRINES.

. I Application filed November 11, 1912. Serial No. 730,572.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID A. EBINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Golumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seat Structures for Latrines, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to seat structures for latrines and is particularly directed in an endeavor to present a structure fulfilling all modern sanitary requirements. It frequently happens that structures such as this, especially those used in public comfort stations and other public places, become soiled through carelessness or otherwise. The present invention is an endeavor to eliminate this as much as is possible. This I do by the provision of a base member having an 7 opening therein and having cut out portions at its rear and front, thus doing away with that portion of the structure which is usually soiled. Mountedupon each side of the opening I form the seat of two members, concaved'in the usual manner, and spaced from each other. In doing this, I have not only eliminated a portion of the material usually soiled, but I have also formed my structure so that this eliminated portion is not in actual use.

A further object of my invention is to form a seat structure that may be readily swung upon its hinges and not be subject to sticking or breaking caused by the usual swelling of some moisture absorbent material used in its construction. I have made my base member of metal and formed the seat of the usual wooden type rigidly mounting the same upon the base in any preferred manner. In making the seat of a segmental nature, I have decreased the surface space used for mounting the same, in the sense that each board occupies a less surface than a seat board made of one entire piece. I have found that by making the seat board of one entire piece, it has been difficult to prevent its warping out of shape with the possible breaking, and noteven by the use of an increased number of screws, can it be done. By reducing the amount of contacting surface on one member, this mounting can be much more readily accomplished.

The preferred embodiment-of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1-is a plan view of my improvement shown in connection with a latrine, Fig. 2' is a plan view of the seat structure separately, and, Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. V The numeral 1 designates any common type of latrine having a vent hood 2 communicating with an outlet passageway 3. Pivotally mounted upon the latrine as at 4: is a seat 5 preferably made of metal or some other non-moisture absorbent material and having an opening 5 therein. At the front and rear of this'opening Ihave provided cut-out portions 6 and 7,'the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully stated.

Mounted upon each side of the opening 5*;-

are concaved seat boards 8 which conform in a general manner to the contour of the opening. Carried in superposed relation is a lid structure 9 pivoted as at 10 to the base member 5. During the normal occupancy, the cut-out portions 6 and 7 are those portions which usually become soiled and, of no particular use, I have eliminated them. These cut-out portions not only serve for this purpose, but, being never fully covered, a draft is created from' the outside air through the vent passageway 3. -The segmental seat boards 8 being mounted .upon

the base member 5 and spaced from each other, they willalso space the occupant from the base member 5 should, by any chance, this member become soiled. It will be understood that the segmental seat boards may be made in a'variety of shapes and yet fulfil all the objects of my invention.

What I claim, is :1 1. A liftable latrine seat structure comprising a metal base having an opening therein, and a wooden seat rigidly mounted on said base and conforming substantially to the contour of said opening, said seat being of greatly reduced area in comparison with said base. 7

2. A liftable latrine seat structure comprising a substantially rectangular'non-absorbent base member having an opening therein, and a plurality of seat boards, said seat boards being rigidly mounted upon either side of said opening and having their adjacent ends spaced from each other and son with said base member.

being of greatlv reduced area with compari- 3. A latrine seat comprising a unitary mereduced area in comparison with said base 19 tallic base member having an opening member.

therein said opening having a supplemental In testimony whereof I affix my signature cut-out portion at both its front and rear, in presence of two Witnesses.

and a plurality of seat boards rigidly mount 7 DAVID A EBINGER ed upon either side of said opening and having their adjacent ends spaced from each Witnesses:

other and on opposite edges of said cut-out C. C. SHEPHERD,

portion, said seat boards being of greatly VVALTER E. L. B0011.

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